Tully and Innisfail rugby league players selected in the Cairns Foley Shield Men's team

STORY AND PHOTOS BY MARIA GIRGENTI

TWO Innisfail Leprechauns

A-grade rugby league players have earned selection in the Foley Shield Men's A-Grade Men's squad.

Tully Tigers recruit Baptiste Fabre, along with Innisfail's Aaron Jolley, Jason Hallie and Lata Fakalelu, feature in the Cairns Foley Shield men's team who will go up against Townsville and Mackay teams to contest the coveted shield.

Seven Cairns Brothers players feature in this year's Foley shield squad and their head sports trainer/FAO Craig McKell, whilst Mossman-Port Douglas has six players and Ivanhoe Knights five players.

The squad comprises the following players in the Far North Rugby League competition.

Aaron Jolley (Innisfail), Adam

Hepworth (Cairns Brothers), Aiden Day (Kangaroos), Ammiel Harris (Yarrabah), Baptiste Fabre (Tully Tigers), Ben Barba (Mossman-Port Douglas), Bradley Stephen, (Kangaroos), Brandon Tatipata (Kangaroos), Budughi Gibuma (MossmanPort Douglas), Dallas Skardon (Ivanhoe Knights), Davin Crampton (Mossman-Port Douglas), Eddie Daniels (Kangaroos), Ernest Suavai (Cairns Brothers), Falcon Peni (Cairns Brothers), Isiah

Wigness (Cairns Brothers), Jason Hallie (Innisfail), Joey Ratuvakacerereivu (Cairns Brothers), Joey Wigness (Cairns Brothers), Justin Timu (Ivanhoe Knights), Lachlan Braun (Ivanhoe Knights), Lewis Mene (Mossman-Port Douglas), Noel Underwood (Mossman-Port Douglas), Rhylee Herd (Ivanhoe Knights), Ryan Magua (Mossman-Port Douglas),(Taniela Ta'ufo'ou (Cairns Brothers), Taulata Fakalelu (Innisfail), Trezman

Banjo (Mareeba), William Messa (Ivanhoe Knights), and Zachery Mossman (Yarrabah).

Coach: Jono Zangrande.

Assistant coaches: Joel Riethmuller and Jason Roos.

Manager: Brendan Styles.

FAO: Craig McKell.

The XXXX Foley Shield is a carnival running in North Queensland since 1948 and administered by Queensland Rugby League.

After 2012, the Foley

Shield competition went into hibernation and then reborn and revised in 2017, with the three regions of Northern Pride and CDRL, Townsville Blackhawks and Townsville District Rugby League and Mackay Cutters and Mackay District Rugby League involved.

This year's Foley Shield competition will occur at Barlow Park, Cairns, from April 29 to May 1. (May Day long weekend).

The three-day competition will feature two daily games, including men's and women's representative teams from Cairns, Mackay and Townsville.